2025 Endorsements

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State Races

• Victoria Hunt for Legislative District No. 5, State Senator
• Tina Orwall for Legislative District No. 33, State Senator
• Edwin Obras for Legislative District No. 33, State Representative Position No. 1
• Janice Zahn for Legislative District No. 41, State Representative Position No. 1
• Vandana Slatter for Legislative District No. 48, State Senator
• Osman Salahuddin for Legislative District No. 48, State Representative Position No. 1

King County Races

• Claudia Balducci for King County, Executive
• Girmay Zahilay for King County, Executive
• Rod Dembowski for Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 1
• Sarah Perry for Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 3
• Ryan McIrvin for Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 5
• Kim-Khanh Van for Metropolitan King County, Council District No. 5

Judicial

• Benjamin Santos III for King County Superior Court, Judge Position No. 36
• Todd Tinker for King County Superior Court, Judge Position No. 56
• John Olson for City of Kirkland, Municipal Court Judge
• Jessica Giner for City of Renton, Municipal Court Judge Position No. 1

Port of Seattle

• Ryan Calkins for Port of Seattle, Commissioner Position No. 1
• Hamdi Mohamed for Port of Seattle, Commissioner Position No. 3
• Toshiko Hasegawa for Port of Seattle, Commissioner Position No. 4

City Races

Auburn

• Kate Baldwin for City of Auburn, Council Position No. 2

Bellevue

• Vishal Bhargava for City of Bellevue, Council Position No. 1
• Naren Briar for City of Bellevue, Council Position No. 2
• Pradnya Desh for City of Bellevue, Council Position No. 4
• Claire Sumadiwirya for City of Bellevue, Council Position No. 5

Bothell

• Prasad Anguluri for City of Bothell, Council Position No. 1
• Jenne Alderks for City of Bothell, Council Position No. 3
• Brittany Miles for City of Bothell, Council Position No. 5
• Rami Al-Kabra for City of Bothell, Council Position No. 7

Burien

• Hugo Garcia for City of Burien, Council Position No. 1
• Sam Méndez for City of Burien, Council Position No. 3
• Sarah Moore for City of Burien, Council Position No. 5
• Rocco DeVito for City of Burien, Council Position No. 7

Issaquah

• Barbara de Michele for City of Issaquah, Council Position No. 3

Kenmore

• Tracy Banaszynski for City of Kenmore, Council Position No. 2
• Nigel Herbig for City of Kenmore, Council Position No. 4
• Eric Adman for City of Kenmore, Council Position No. 6

Kent

• Satwinder Kaur for City of Kent, Council Position No. 2

Kirkland

• Jay Arnold for City of Kirkland, Council Position No. 1
• Shilpa Prem for City of Kirkland, Council Position No. 3
• Neal Black for City of Kirkland, Council Position No. 5
• Kurt Dresner for City of Kirkland, Council Position No. 7

Lake Forest Park

• Semra Riddle for City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position No. 1
• Matt Muilenburg for City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position No. 2
• Josh Rosenau for City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position No. 3
• Tracy Furutani for City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position No. 5
• Larry Goldman for City of Lake Forest Park, Council Position No. 7

Mercer Island

• Ted Weinberg for City of Mercer Island, Council Position No. 4

Newcastle

• Chris Villasenor for City of Newcastle, Council Position No. 4
• Karin Frost Blakley for City of Newcastle, Council Position No. 5
• Paul Charbonneau for City of Newcastle, Council Position No. 6
• Andy Jacobs for City of Newcastle, Council Position No. 7

Redmond

• Vivek Prakriya for City of Redmond, Council Position No. 2
• Melissa Stuart for City of Redmond, Council Position No. 4

Renton

• Michael Westgaard for City of Renton, Council Position No. 1
• Carmen Rivera for City of Renton, Council Position No. 2

Sammamish

• Sid Gupta for City of Sammamish, Council Position No. 3
• Lin Yang for City of Sammamish, Council Position No. 5
• Karen Howe for City of Sammamish, Council Position No. 7

SeaTac

• Caitlin Konya for City of SeaTac, Council Position No. 2
• Mohamed Egal for City of SeaTac, Council Position No. 4
• Bedria Abdullahi for City of SeaTac, Council Position No. 6

Seattle

• Katie Wilson for City of Seattle, Mayor
• Rory O’Sullivan for City of Seattle, City Attorney
• Erika Evans for City of Seattle, City Attorney
• Alexis Mercedes Rinck for City of Seattle, Council Position No. 8
• Dionne Foster for City of Seattle, Council Position No. 9

Shoreline

• Laura Mork for Shoreline Council Position No. 3
• Chris Roberts for Shoreline Council Position No. 7

Tukwila

• Hannah Hedrick for City of Tukwila, Council Position No. 3

Woodinville

• Michelle Evans for City of Woodinville, Council Position No. 1
• Amber Wise for City of Woodinville, Council Position No. 3
• Rebecca Elbaum for City of Woodinville, Council Position No. 3
• Sarah Arndt for City of Woodinville, Council Position No. 5
• James Randolph for City of Woodinville, Council Position No. 7

School

• Jane Aras for Bellevue School District No. 405, Director District No. 5
• Damarys Espinoza for Highline School District No. 401, Director District No. 4
• Natalie Anderson for Issaquah School District No. 411, Director District No. 2
• Sydne Mullings for Issaquah School District No. 411, Director District No. 4
• Laura Williams for Kent School District No. 415, Director District No. 5
• Aspen Richter for Lake Washington School District No. 414, Director District No. 4
• Sarah Clark for Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 2
• Laura Marie Rivera for Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 4
• Joe Mizrahi for Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 4
• Vivian Song for Seattle School District No. 1, Director District No. 5

February 2025 Special Election

Timeline

• February 11: Special Election. Final day to return ballots. Deposit your ballot in an official drop box by 8pm.
• February 11: King Conservation District D2 election. Final day to vote in the King Conservation District, D2 election. (information; vote online)

Endorsed candidates and ballot measures

• King Conservation District Board of Supervisors District 2, Zachary Pratt (information; vote online)
• Burien Minimum Wage (Burien Initiative 1)
• Issaquah School District 411 (Proposition No. 1, General Obligation Bonds)
• Seattle Prop 1A Social Housing (Initiative Petition 137)
• Seattle School Levy (Prop 1 – Programs & Operational Levy renewal)
• Seattle School Levy 2 (Prop 2 – Capital Levy renewal)
• Proposed Shoreline Regional Fire Authority (merges Shoreline and Northshore Fire Departments) (Proposition 1)

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